Seat Poll: What do you use?

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  • Jerry
    XS & TRUE XJ GURU
    • Jun 2002
    • 3023
    • Elma, IA.

    #1

    Seat Poll: What do you use?

    1. Stock OEM seat.
    2. Stock set with covers, pads, or other accessories.
    3. Modified stock seat, reshaped, refoamed, or recovered.
    4. Custom built seat.
    185
    Stock OEM seat.
    40.00%
    74
    Stock seat with pads or accessories.
    5.41%
    10
    Refoamed, modified, or recovered seat.
    32.43%
    60
    Custom-built seat.
    22.16%
    41
    Jerry Fields
    '82 XJ 'Sojourn'
    '06 Concours
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    "... life is just a honky-tonk show." Cherry Poppin' Daddy Strut
  • jetmechmarty
    Master of XSology
    • Nov 2003
    • 7768
    • Coldwater, Mississippi

    #2


    Sargent did mine. I'm happy. As Jerry said, it was a bit over $200.
    Marty (in Mississippi)
    XS1100SG
    XS650SK
    XS650SH
    XS650G
    XS6502F
    XS650E

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    • psycoreefer
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Feb 2008
      • 1557
      • Minden, NV

      #3
      Mines stock but with the number of miles we've been putting on lately I'm looking for something more comfy.
      1979 xs1100 Special -
      Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power

      Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.

      Originally posted by fredintoon
      Goes like a train, corners like a cow, shifts like a Russian tractor, drinks like a fish, you are gonna love it.
      My Bike:
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      • egsols
        XS-XJ Guru
        • Jan 2006
        • 1090
        • Barrie, Ontario, Canada

        #4
        Stock seat, was recovered by po. I have a sheepskin to go over it on long rides which helps.

        Only problem with the new cover is I think it tends to make my butt look fat.
        Ernie
        79XS1100SF (no longer naked, now a bagger)
        (Improving with age, the bike that is)

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        • olebiker
          XSive Maximus
          • Aug 2007
          • 692
          • Kingston ON

          #5
          I have the opposite problem Ernie I was born with no ass. Oh well at least not enough to make the stock seat ok. We did a couple of hundred clicks yesterday and after an hour it is a good thing that the special needs gas cause I need off. I would think that my seat has been recovered as it is in very good shape but it sure isn't good for my sit down.
          http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1480921818_241eade448_s.jpg

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          • egsols
            XS-XJ Guru
            • Jan 2006
            • 1090
            • Barrie, Ontario, Canada

            #6
            olebiker,

            sounds like you have the same problem as Hank Hill.....namely DGS or diminished glut syndrome!
            Ernie
            79XS1100SF (no longer naked, now a bagger)
            (Improving with age, the bike that is)

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            • olebiker
              XSive Maximus
              • Aug 2007
              • 692
              • Kingston ON

              #7
              Na my gut is as big as ever maybe bigger oh wait you said glut........
              http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1480921818_241eade448_s.jpg

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              • egsols
                XS-XJ Guru
                • Jan 2006
                • 1090
                • Barrie, Ontario, Canada

                #8
                Sorry, I meant glute.

                The disease seems to predominantly affect males and strikes the subjects usually by their mid thirties. It is a slowly progressing disease whereby an appreciable amount of body mass migrates from an area on the rear of the subject, immediately below the waist, to the frontal area just above the waist line.
                Ernie
                79XS1100SF (no longer naked, now a bagger)
                (Improving with age, the bike that is)

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                • DavesXS
                  XStremely XSive
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 231
                  • Matthews, NC

                  #9
                  Dyna diamondback solo seat, with ghost passenger seat(suction cup removable)

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                  • Jerry
                    XS & TRUE XJ GURU
                    • Jun 2002
                    • 3023
                    • Elma, IA.

                    #10
                    Custom seat by Dimond, as they were the only ones I could find at the time that made a new XJ pan / seat combo. Very comfortable.
                    Jerry Fields
                    '82 XJ 'Sojourn'
                    '06 Concours
                    My Galleries Page.
                    My Blog Page.
                    "... life is just a honky-tonk show." Cherry Poppin' Daddy Strut

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                    • mason79
                      XS-XJ Guru
                      • Mar 2006
                      • 1351
                      • los angeles, ca

                      #11
                      king queen
                      "a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
                      History
                      85 Yamaha FJ 1100
                      79 yamaha xs1100f
                      03 honda cbr 600 f4
                      91 yamaha fzr 600
                      84 yamaha fj 1100
                      82 yamaha seca 750
                      87 yamaha fazer
                      86 yamaha maxim x
                      82 yamaha vision
                      78 yamaha rd 400

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                      • JACKHAMMER01
                        Truly XSive
                        • Sep 2007
                        • 115
                        • Myrtle Beach SC

                        #12
                        Solo seat with 3" springs
                        Jim Horton
                        Myrtle Beach SC 29588
                        843-274-5045

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                        • DeanR
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 1484
                          • Finger Lakes NY

                          #13
                          I'm happy with Sargent's redo of mine based on my own design. Alaska sheepskin for long rides.
                          80 SG
                          81 SH in parts
                          99 ST1100
                          91 ST1100

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                          • Dsxs11
                            XStremely XSive
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 240
                            • Millington, Michigan

                            #14
                            Corbin most of the time. I have been known to use the stocker and Now I'm waiting for the Mustang I just bought on ebay.
                            I hate signatures. Too many cars and Bikes to list here.

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                            • Hammerhead1st
                              XStremely XSive(Deceased)
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 330
                              • Lawrencvile, GA

                              #15
                              Ive got a Special seat on my standard. Fit is custom and I covered it myself with $10 worth of materials from WalMart. I'll get it covered professionally soon. One of my clasmates is an upholstery guy and will do the work for free. WOO HOOOO
                              "Rat Rod"
                              79 XS1100 Standard
                              87 VMAX cans
                              Cheap Japanese Tires
                              Cobalt Blue Rattle Can Paint
                              Custom Lighting on a Budget

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